West Pomerania

West Pomeranian voivodship since
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West Pomeranian voivodship since 1999

West Pomerania (Polish: Pomorze Zachodnie; German: Westpommern; Latin: Pomerania Occidentalis) or West Pomeranian Voivodship (Polish: województwo zachodniopomorskie) is an administrative region or voivodship in the northwestern part of Poland. It borders the Lubusz (Lubuskie), Greater Poland (Wielkopolskie) and Pomeranian (Pomorskie) voivodships.

It was established on 1 January 1999 out of the former Szczecin, Koszalin, and parts of neighbouring voivodships as a result of Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. The voivodship's name recalls the region's traditional name of Western Pomerania (Pomorze Zachodnie).

This is a picturesque region of Baltic Sea coast, unspoilt nature, lakes and woodlands. Major coastal towns: Koszalin, Swinoujscie, Miedzyzdroje, Dziwnow, Kolobrzeg, and Mielno.

The capital of this administrative region is: Szczecin.
Area: 22,902 km²
Population: 1,735,900 (2003).
Population density: 76/km²
Administrative division: 21 counties, 61 cities, 114 communities

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Westren Pomerania historical region

Western Pomerania (also West Pomerania, Szczecin Pomerania, Odra Pomerania) is a geographical and historical region in the west of Pomerania in northern Poland. In the wider sense it also covers Vorpommern in Germany and Middle Pomerania.


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Voivodships of Poland
Greater Poland | Kuyavia-Pomerania | Lesser Poland | Łódź | Lower Silesia | Lublin | Lubusz | Masovia | Opole | Podlachia | Pomerania | Świętokrzyskie | Silesia | Subcarpathia | Warmia and Masuria | West Pomerania
Principal cities
Warsaw | Łódź | Kraków | Wrocław | Poznań | Gdańsk | Szczecin | Bydgoszcz | Lublin | Katowice | Białystok | Częstochowa | Gdynia | Gorzów Wlkp. | Toruń | Radom | Kielce | Rzeszów | Olsztyn

Major cities: Szczecin, Stargard Szczecinski, Swinoujscie.

See also: Dukes of Pomerania, West Pomeranian Voivodship.bg:Западна Померания da:Zachodniopomorskie de:Woiwodschaft Westpommern et:Lääne-Pomorze vojevoodkond fr:Voïvodie de Poméranie occidentale id:Provinsi Zachodniopomorskie nl:West-Pommeren ja:西ポモージェ県 pl:Województwo zachodniopomorskie

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